Morning Digest | Modi likely to take oath as PM on June 9 ?

Modi may take oath as Prime Minister on June 9

The newly elected MPs of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance are expected to meet on June 7 to elect Narendra Modi as their leader, paving the way for him to be sworn in as prime minister for the third time. The swearing-in is likely to take place on June 9.

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: BJP maintains lead among young voters

While the BJP managed to retain its youth support without any major decline, the Congress and its allies have made significant gains among young voters. More importantly, while the share of the Congress and its allies is almost constant among voters of different age groups, in the case of the BJP, it decreases with increasing age – meaning that the BJP appeals more to younger voters than the elderly.

BJP said Rahul’s allegations of stock market scam are ‘baseless’

BJP leader Piyush Goyal termed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s allegations of a “scam” in the stock market based on exit polls conducted by various survey agencies and his demand for a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the matter as “baseless”.

Delhi Police to file chargesheet in Parliament security breach case

Six months after six men were sent to jail on terrorism charges for allegedly breaching the security of the new Parliament building, the Delhi Police is all set to file a chargesheet against the suspects in a city court on June 7.

Hurt by the electoral defeat, Ajit Pawar held an emergency meeting

Amid the crisis in the ruling Mahayuti alliance in Maharashtra following the Lok Sabha election debacle, Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has called an emergency meeting of leaders of his Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) faction on June 6, while Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who has offered to resign from his post, has reached Delhi to meet top BJP leaders.

India second biggest foreign threat to Canadian democracy: Report

A Canadian parliamentary committee report has described India as the second biggest foreign threat to the country’s democracy. The revelations of the report have further aggravated the negative state of bilateral relations between the two countries, which have been embroiled in a diplomatic row since the murder of a pro-Khalistan ideologue in Surrey, British Columbia in June 2023.

You will see a new Chandrababu Naidu: TDP chief to party’s newly elected Lok Sabha MPs

Telugu Desam Party (TDP) national president N. Chandrababu Naidu has said that he will not repeat the mistakes he made during his previous tenure as chief minister. In a meeting with the party’s newly elected MPs at his residence in Undavalli near here on June 6 (Thursday), he said that a new Chandrababu Naidu will be seen in the coming days.

Trinamool Congress unhappy with India Bloc’s ‘wait and watch’ policy

The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is not fully satisfied with the Indian bloc’s strategy of taking “appropriate steps” at the “appropriate time”, and argues that the Opposition does not have the luxury of sitting idly by for the next five years.

Election Results 2024: BJP’s ‘double engine’ malfunctions in Uttar Pradesh

As the process of reviewing the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) dismal performance in Uttar Pradesh begins, infighting within the party has also come to the fore. Not only have six Union ministers lost their seats in the state, but 16 ministers of the state government have failed to win their assembly constituencies, with the party’s tally coming down to 33 seats from 62 in 2019.

With Naidu returning to national politics with a big win, the demand for SCS is back in the spotlight

With the return of Telugu Desam Party president Chandrababu Naidu to national politics after a landslide victory in the recently concluded elections, the much debated and long pending issue of special status to Andhra Pradesh is back in the news.

We are real Ram bhakts, BJP only did politics in the name of Ram: Ayodhya’s new MP Awadhesh Prasad

Awadhesh Prasad, the newly elected MP from Faizabad, adjoining the temple town of Ayodhya, said the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the constituency synonymous with the Ram temple because it has constantly done politics in the name of Lord Ram. The Samajwadi Party leader described himself and his party as the true followers of Lord Ram.

Independent MP from Sangli, Maharashtra gives ‘unconditional’ support to Congress

Vishal Patil, the newly elected independent MP from Maharashtra’s Sangli constituency, on Thursday met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and in a formal letter expressed his unconditional support to the party.

Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will renew their rivalry in the French Open semi-finals

Jannik Sinner is just 22 and Carlos Alcaraz is just 21, yet they have already built quite a rivalry before heading to the French Open semifinals on Friday. Spain’s Alcaraz has two Grand Slam titles and has been ranked No. 1. Italy’s Sinner won the Australian Open in January and will move to No. 1 next week. This will be their ninth meeting; the series is tied 4-4.

T20 World Cup: Stoinis powers Australia to 39-run win over Oman

Marcus Stoinis’ quickfire unbeaten half-century and three wickets helped Australia beat Oman by 39 runs at Kensington Oval on Thursday to begin their T20 World Cup campaign.

Sunil Chhetri ruled out after draw with Kuwait in FIFA World Cup qualifier

Thousands of people tearfully welcomed Sunil Chhetri off the field after his last match on June 6, bringing an end to his international career and leaving him among the world’s all-time leading scorers. Thousands of people tearfully welcomed Sunil Chhetri off the field after his last match on June 6, bringing an end to his international career and leaving him among the world’s all-time leading scorers.

T20 World Cup: USA loses badly to Pakistan in Super Over

The United States pulled off a major T20 World Cup upset on Thursday by beating cricket giants Pakistan in a Super Over. The US had beaten Canada in their first Group A game, but beating 2022 runners-up Pakistan is considered historic in a country that hardly understands the rules of the game.